Anies Baswedan: Bahari Museum Historical Items Invaluable
16 January 2018 16:24 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan regretted the fire blazed at the Bahari Museum. The maritime museum houses valuable maritime archipelago items.
Hearing the news, Anies Baswedan immediately headed to the museum in North Jakarta to personally monitor Jakarta’s firefighters extinguishing the blaze at the museum’s A and C building. The fire was first seen at 08:50 a.m.
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“The items kept here must be saved, it contains historical values. Someone asked the amount of loss it caused. It was priceless, it can’t be replaced by money,” said Anies.
Head of the museum Husnison Nizar explained several tools that were burned on the ground floor of building C. The fire also burned down the exhibition room that was filled with numerous maritime-themed items donated by embassies.
“I have asked about the items that caught fire. We have the documentation. Hopefully, we can create the replica,” governor Anies Baswedan said.
The Bahari Museum is located near Kampung Aquarium in Penjaringan, North Jakarta, a slum area that was once evicted by previous Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama or Ahok.
FADIYAH | TD
